GRE Word List

AVOCATION

a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby

The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.

Random words

WordMeaning
adjointo add or attach by joining
diversediffering from one another : unlike
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
effectiveproducing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion